The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . CA, N. Y., JUNE 19-8Members of Society Holding Animated Discussion Among- Nursery Collections. If this cannot be obtained any piece ofground that has an unobstructed south-ern exposure is acceptable. Wherethere is no protection from the northand west of course the fuel consump-tion will be greater. The constructionof the houses is, in the opinion ofmany growers, a most important fac-tor; the principal thing is to obtain allthe light possible during the wintermonths when the crop is most valuableand the growers of this vicinity are In the
The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade . CA, N. Y., JUNE 19-8Members of Society Holding Animated Discussion Among- Nursery Collections. If this cannot be obtained any piece ofground that has an unobstructed south-ern exposure is acceptable. Wherethere is no protection from the northand west of course the fuel consump-tion will be greater. The constructionof the houses is, in the opinion ofmany growers, a most important fac-tor; the principal thing is to obtain allthe light possible during the wintermonths when the crop is most valuableand the growers of this vicinity are In the selection of varieties, the fol-lowing are considered by all the grow-ers whom I have consulted as beingthe most satisfactory: Killarney,White Killarney, Richmond, Maryland,Mrs. A. Ward, American Beauty and afew Ivory and Perles des Jardins. Ofthese varieties, the first five namedare grown very extensively and givegood results for three to four years,but It is much better to plant theBeauties and Perles every year. The igi2. The American Florist. 1347. SECOND ANNUAL ROSE SHOW AT TACOMA, WASH. Scene in Armory While Show Was in Progress. young plants should be benched assoon after May 1 as possible, but wherere-planting old plants they can bemoved as late as August 1 with com-parative safety. American Beautyplants are used by some growers afterthey are taken from the benches forpot plants for the following are planted out in the field, to bepotted up and placed in cold framesin the fall, brought out and forced asneeded during the winter and make very good pot plants anddemand a good price. The insects and diseases which haveproved the most trouble are the thrip,mildew, black spot, rose leaf roller, andgreen fly. Of these thrip seems to havecaused the most trouble and is gener-ally combated with nicotine in differ-ent forms, and one grower is gettingresults from the use of Paris green andbrown sugar, used as a spray. Sulphurpainted on the pipes is the chief
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